HB 1179 -  Litigation Financing

General Bill by Gregory and Overdorf
Litigation Financing: Requires court's consideration of specified conflicts of interest; prohibits specified acts by litigation financiers; requires disclosures & discovery relating to litigation financing agreements; requires indemnification of specified fees, costs, & sanctions; voids certain litigation financing agreements; provides for enforcement of specified violations under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024
Last Event: Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1276 Subject: Litigation Financing Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/2/2024 8:54:00 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/26/2024 2:51:48 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/25/2024 1:14:08 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/23/2024 4:33:26 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 02/01/2024 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/25/2024 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/23/2024 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2024 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/09/2024 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2024 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2024 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/03/2024 - 3:27 PM Member: Gregory Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
69.011 CS/SB 1276
69.021 CS/SB 1276
69.031 CS/SB 1276
69.041 SB 82, CS/SB 1276, HB 7037
69.051 CS/SB 1276
69.061 CS/SB 1276
69.071 CS/SB 1276
69.081 CS/SB 1276
69.101 CS/SB 1276
69.103 CS/SB 1276
69.105 CS/SB 1276
69.107 CS/SB 1276
69.109 CS/SB 1276
69.111 CS/SB 1276